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diff --git a/doc/gawktexi.in b/doc/gawktexi.in index 6d7c5055..1fe75843 100644 --- a/doc/gawktexi.in +++ b/doc/gawktexi.in @@ -7977,7 +7977,7 @@ parentheses are necessary if any of the item expressions use the @samp{>} relational operator; otherwise, it can be confused with an output redirection (@pxref{Redirection}). -@cindex format strings +@cindex format specifiers The difference between @code{printf} and @code{print} is the @var{format} argument. This is an expression whose value is taken as a string; it specifies how to output each of the other arguments. It is called the @@ -12083,6 +12083,7 @@ the first thing on its line. @subsection The @code{while} Statement @cindex @code{while} statement @cindex loops +@cindex loops, @code{while} @cindex loops, See Also @code{while} statement In programming, a @dfn{loop} is a part of a program that can @@ -12143,6 +12144,7 @@ program is harder to read without it. @node Do Statement @subsection The @code{do}-@code{while} Statement @cindex @code{do}-@code{while} statement +@cindex loops, @code{do}-@code{while} The @code{do} loop is a variation of the @code{while} looping statement. The @code{do} loop executes the @var{body} once and then repeats the @@ -12188,6 +12190,7 @@ occasionally is there a real use for a @code{do} statement. @node For Statement @subsection The @code{for} Statement @cindex @code{for} statement +@cindex loops, @code{for}, iterative The @code{for} statement makes it more convenient to count iterations of a loop. The general form of the @code{for} statement looks like this: @@ -12360,6 +12363,7 @@ it is not available. @subsection The @code{break} Statement @cindex @code{break} statement @cindex loops, exiting +@cindex loops, @code{break} statement and The @code{break} statement jumps out of the innermost @code{for}, @code{while}, or @code{do} loop that encloses it. The following example @@ -13951,6 +13955,7 @@ END @{ @subsection Scanning All Elements of an Array @cindex elements in arrays, scanning @cindex arrays, scanning +@cindex loops, @code{for}, array scanning In programs that use arrays, it is often necessary to use a loop that executes once for each element of an array. In other languages, where @@ -28451,7 +28456,7 @@ the problem at hand is often the correct approach in such situations. @node Arbitrary Precision Integers @section Arbitrary Precision Integer Arithmetic with @command{gawk} -@cindex integer, arbitrary precision +@cindex integers, arbitrary precision If one of the options @option{--bignum} or @option{-M} is specified, @command{gawk} performs all @@ -32201,6 +32206,7 @@ The @code{time} extension described earlier (@pxref{Extension Sample Time}) was originally from this project but has been moved in to the main @command{gawk} distribution. +@cindex @command{git} utility You can check out the code for the @code{gawkextlib} project using the @uref{http://git-scm.com, GIT} distributed source code control system. The command is as follows: @@ -33831,6 +33837,11 @@ environments. Anders Wallin helped keep the VMS port going for several years. @item +@cindex Gordon, Assaf +Assaf Gordon contributed the code to implement the +@option{--sandbox} option. + +@item @cindex Haque, John John Haque made the following contributions: @@ -35241,6 +35252,7 @@ It is available in several archive formats: @uref{http://www.cs.princeton.edu/~bwk/btl.mirror/awk.zip} @end table +@cindex @command{git} utility You can also retrieve it from Git Hub: @example @@ -35369,6 +35381,7 @@ This is an embeddable @command{awk} interpreter derived from @uref{http://repo.hu/projects/libmawk/}. @item @code{pawk} +@cindex source code, @command{pawk} (Python version) @cindex @code{pawk}, @command{awk}-like facilities for Python This is a Python module that claims to bring @command{awk}-like features to Python. See @uref{https://github.com/alecthomas/pawk} @@ -35474,6 +35487,7 @@ As @command{gawk} is Free Software, the source code is always available. @ref{Gawk Distribution}, describes how to get and build the formal, released versions of @command{gawk}. +@cindex @command{git} utility However, if you want to modify @command{gawk} and contribute back your changes, you will probably wish to work with the development version. To do so, you will need to access the @command{gawk} source code @@ -35649,6 +35663,7 @@ If possible, please update the @command{man} page as well. You will also have to sign paperwork for your documentation changes. +@cindex @command{git} utility @item Submit changes as unified diffs. Use @samp{diff -u -r -N} to compare @@ -35782,6 +35797,8 @@ coding style and brace layout that suits your taste. @node Derived Files @appendixsubsec Why Generated Files Are Kept In @command{git} +@c STARTOFRANGE gawkgit +@cindex @command{git}, use of for @command{gawk} source code @c From emails written March 22, 2012, to the gawk developers list. If you look at the @command{gawk} source in the @command{git} @@ -35961,7 +35978,7 @@ wget http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/gawk.git/snapshot/gawk-@var{branchname}.ta @noindent to retrieve a snapshot of the given branch. - +@c ENDOFRANGE gawkgit @node Future Extensions @appendixsec Probable Future Extensions @@ -36540,7 +36557,7 @@ better written in another language. You can get it from @uref{http://awk.info/?awk100/aaa}. @cindex Ada programming language -@cindex Programming languages, Ada +@cindex programming languages, Ada @item Ada A programming language originally defined by the U.S.@: Department of Defense for embedded programming. It was designed to enforce good @@ -37023,7 +37040,7 @@ information about the name of the organization and its language-independent three-letter acronym. @cindex Java programming language -@cindex Programming languages, Java +@cindex programming languages, Java @item Java A modern programming language originally developed by Sun Microsystems (now Oracle) supporting Object-Oriented programming. Although usually |